France’s oldest lumberjack contest puts axe skills to the test

France's seventy-third lumberjacking championship took place in Chamrousse, where sixty competitors squared off with axes and logs in front of two thousand spectators. Africanews reports the event keeps Alpine forestry traditions alive—a regional heritage that draws serious crowds year after year.

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